Jesse is a given name, usually masculine, of English and Dutch origin. The given name was originally derived from the Hebrew name Yishai (), which either means "God's gift", "God exist", or "King". The English name was translated into many languages (especially

Romance language The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European languages, I ...

s and

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

). It has been a popular given name in many

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

-speaking countries since the 1880s."Popularity in the United States"
/ref> Despite being similar in appearance, it is unrelated in origin to the given name Jessica.

Cognates

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: Yassa ( ar, يَسَّى) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Jessè *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: Isaj, Jišaj *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Isaï, Jesse *

: Jess (diminutive), Jessie (alternative spelling), Jesse, Jessy (alternative spelling) * French: Isaï, Jessé *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Isai, Jischaj *

: Iessai ( el, Ἰεσσαί) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: Yishai, Yishay () *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: Iesse *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

: Isai *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Jessé *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

: Isseu *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Iessej (Cyrillic: Иессей) *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: Isai, Isaí, Ishai, Jesé

Actors

Jesse Bradford Jesse Bradford (born May 28, 1979) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor at the age of five and received two Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film nominations for his performances in ''King of the ...

, American actor *

Jesse Borrego Jesse Borrego (born August 1, 1962) is an American actor best known for his roles as Cruz Candelaria in ''Blood In Blood Out'', Jesse V. Velasquez in '' Fame'', Gael Ortega in '' 24'', and George King in ''Dexter''. Early life Jesse Borrego was ...

, American actor *

Jesse Draper Jessica Cook "Jesse" Draper (born January 5, 1986) is an American venture capitalist and TV personality. Early life Draper is the daughter of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Timothy C. Draper and Melissa Lee ( Parker) Draper. Her paternal gran ...

, American actress *

Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...

, American actor *

Jesse Jane Cindy Taylor (born July 16, 1980) is an American retired pornographic actress and model best known by her stage name Jesse Jane. She is the recipient of numerous awards and nominations over her career in the adult industry, including induction i ...

, American pornographic actress *

Jesse Heiman Jesse Wayne Heiman (born May 23, 1978) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his uncredited work as an extra in a wide variety of films and television shows. He is also known for appearing in a GoDaddy commercial at Super Bowl XLVII, ...

, American actor *

Jesse Metcalfe Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of John Rowland on ''Desperate Housewives''. Metcalfe has also had notable roles on ''Passions'' and played the title role in '' John T ...

, American actor *

Jesse Randhawa Jesse Randhawa (born 11 August 1975) is an Indian model and actress. She was a contestant on ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi , Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2'' where she emerged as the 1st runner-up. Early life Jasmeet Kaur Randhawa, a.k ...

, Indian actress *

Jesse Lee Soffer Jesse Lee Soffer (born April 23, 1984) is an American actor and television director. He is known for portraying Will Munson on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns,'' and received three Emmy nominations for his work on the show. From 2014 to ...

, American actor *

Jesse Spencer Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1994–2000, 2005, 2022), Robert Chase on the American medical drama ...

, Australian actor *

Jesse Williams (actor) Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist. He played Jackson Avery on the ABC medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'' (2009–22) and has appeared in the films '' The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012), ''The Butler'' (2013) ...

, American actor *

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born October 22, 1975) is an American actor. From 2009 to 2020, he portrayed Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he earned five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding ...

, American actor

Athletes

* Jesse, ring name of professional wrestler

Ray Gordy Terry Ray Gordy Jr. (born March 23, 1979) is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2005 and 2010, where he performed on its ''W ...

* Jesse, birth name of sumo rikishi

Takamiyama Daigorō is a former sumo wrestler, the first foreign-born wrestler to win the top division championship (in 1972). His highest rank was ''sekiwake''. His active career spanned twenty years from 1964 to 1984, and he set a number of longevity records, i ...

Jesse Anderson (American football) Jesse Lemond Anderson (born July 26, 1966) is a former professional American football player. A tight end, he played college football for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. He was drafted into the National Football League (NFL) by the Ta ...

, American professional football player *

Jesse Barfield Jesse Lee Barfield (born October 29, 1959) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an right fielder from 1981 to 1992 for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. A two-time Gold ...

, professional baseball player *

Jesse Barnes Jesse Lawrence Barnes (August 26, 1892 – September 9, 1961) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Barnes began his major league career in 1914 with the Boston Braves. In 1917, he led the National League with 21 losses. On October 2 ...

, American professional baseball player *

Jesse Burkett Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfe ...

, American professional baseball player, college coach *

Jesse Carlson Jesse Craig Carlson (born December 31, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Amateur career Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Carlson graduated from Berlin High School (Connecticut), Berlin High Sc ...

, American professional baseball player *

Jesse Carver Jesse Carver (7 July 1911 – 29 November 2003) was an English footballer, best remembered for his enlightened management of some of Europe's finest clubs. Club career Carver started out in football as a player, joining Blackburn Rovers as an ...

, British football player and manager *

Jesse Chavez Jesse David Chavez (born August 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He played college baseball at Riverside Community College, and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 42nd round of the 2 ...

, American baseball player *

Jesse Crain Jesse Alan Crain (born July 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox. High school and college Crain was born in Toronto, Ontario and at ...

, Canadian professional baseball player * Jesse English, professional baseball player for the Washington Nationals *

Jesse Foppert Jesse William Foppert (; born July 10, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. High school and collegiate career Foppert attended San Rafael High School where he was a two-time all-MCAL player as a shortstop. He then went to th ...

, professional baseball player *

Jesse Iwuji Jesse Ekene Iwuji ( ; born August 12, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver and officer in the United States Navy Reserve. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 34 Chevrolet Camaro for Jesse Iwuji ...

(born 1987), American racing driver *

Jesse Levine Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States through 2012, and he represented Can ...

(born 1987), American-Canadian professional tennis player *

Jesse Lingard Jesse Ellis Lingard (born 15 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Nottingham Forest and the England national team. He has won the UEFA Europa League, FA Cup, FA Communi ...

, English professional football player *

Jesse Luketa Jesse Shimba Luketa (born January 15, 1999) is a Canadian-born professional gridiron football outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. Early life and high s ...

(born 1999), Canadian-born American football player *

Jesse Lumsden Jesse Lumsden (born August 3, 1982) is a Canadian Olympic bobsledder and a retired Canadian football player, who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders. Career Football Lumsden is the son of former CFL fullba ...

, professional football player, former McMaster University running back *

Jesse Makarounas Jesse David Makarounas ( el, Τσέση Δαβίδ Μακαρούνας; born 18 April 1994) is an Australian professional Association football, football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Moreland City. Early life Born in Darwin, ...

, Australian footballer * Jesse McDonald (archer) (born 1988), Australian archer *

Jesse Orosco Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957) is a Mexican American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who holds the major league record for career pitching appearances, having pitched in 1,252 games. He pitched most notably for the New ...

, professional baseball player *

Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifet ...

, American Olympic athlete * Jesse Palmer, professional football player, former ''Bachelor'' star *

Jesse Puljujärvi Jesse Puljujärvi (; born 7 May 1998) is a Swedish-born Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rated as a top prospect, Puljujärvi was drafted fourth overall by the Oilers in the 2016 ...

, professional hockey player *

Jesse Ryder Jesse Daniel Ryder (born 6 August 1984) is a former international New Zealand cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. Ryder has ...

, New Zealand cricketer *

Jesse Sorensen Jessy Ryan Sorensen (born March 1, 1989) is an American professional wrestler, who is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He began his career in 2008, but he gained national exposition when he participated in the X Division ...

, American professional wrestler *

Jesse Winker Jesse Winker (born August 17, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners. He was an All-Star in 202 ...

, American baseball player

Criminals

Jesse Anderson Jesse Michael Anderson (May 3, 1957 – November 30, 1994) was an American convicted murderer. He was murdered, alongside the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, by fellow inmate and convicted murderer Christopher Scarver at the Columbia Correctiona ...

, American murderer *

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...

, American Wild West outlaw * Jesse James Hollywood, American kidnapper and murderer *

Jesse Pomeroy Jesse Harding Pomeroy (; November 29, 1859 – September 29, 1932) was a convicted American murderer and the youngest person in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be convicted of murder in the first degree. He was found guilty by ...

, American killer *

Jesse Rugge Nicholas Samuel Markowitz (September 19, 1984 – August 9, 2000) was an American teenager who was kidnapped and murdered at the age of 15 after a feud over drug money between his half-brother Benjamin Markowitz and Jesse James Hollywood. Kidnapp ...

, American kidnapper, involved in murder

Musicians

* Jesse Anderson (musician) (1940–2014), American blues singer-songwriter and musician *

Jesse Carmichael Jesse Royal Carmichael (born April 2, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the pop rock band, Maroon 5. He also has a solo project called 1863 and a side project titled Circuit Jerks. Life and c ...

, keyboard player for the band Maroon 5 *

Jesse Cook Jesse Arnaud Cook is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, '' Acoustic Guitar'' Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has ...

, Canadian guitarist * Jesse Davis (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jesse Fuller Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Early life Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live with ...

, American one-man-band *

Jesse Harris Jesse Harris (born October 24, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He has worked with Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Nikki Yanofsky, and Lizz Wright. Early life and education Harris and his twin sist ...

, American singer-songwriter * Jesse Huerta, one half of duo Jesse & Joy * Jesse Hughes, American frontman of the band Eagles of Death Metal * Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer, known by stagename Vanic * Jesse F. Keeler, musician, member of the band Death From Above 1979 *

Jesse Lacey Jesse Thomas Lacey (born July 10, 1978) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who is best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the American alternative rock band Brand New. He is known for his enigmatic a ...

, American frontman for the band Brand New *

Jess Margera Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist ...

, American musician, member of the band CKY *

Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''All My Children'' as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo mus ...

, American singer *

Jesse Michaels Jesse Michaels (born 1969) is an American songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, artist, and author from Berkeley, California. His lyrics deal with politics, racism, and general social issues. He is most well known as the vocalist for the ska punk ba ...

, Former frontman for Operation Ivy and Common Rider *

Jesse Pintado Jesus "Jesse" Ernesto Pintado Andrade (July 12, 1969 – August 27, 2006) was a Mexican-American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for the British grindcore band Napalm Death. He started in the grindcore band Terrorizer where he reco ...

, American guitarist, ex-member of

Napalm Death Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...

and

Terrorizer Terrorizer is an American grindcore band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel ( David Vincent, Pete Sandoval), Napalm ...

Jesse Powell Jesse Powell (September 12, 1971 – September 13, 2022) was an American R&B and soul singer. Discovered by Louil Silas Jr., Powell was best known for his hit " You", which peaked at No. 2 on the R&B chart and No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

, American R&B singer *

Jesse Quin Jesse Joseph Quin (born 3 September 1981) is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer best known as the bass player of the British pop rock band Keane. Jesse also founded and runs an arts centre on an abandoned U.S. Air ...

, bassist for British band Keane * Jesse James Rutherford, American singer/songwriter, member of The Neighbourhood *

Jesse Winchester James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. (May 17, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid b ...

(1944–2014), American singer-songwriter *

Jesse Wood Jesse James Wood (born 30 October 1976) is an American born British musician. He plays guitar and bass guitar. Wood is the son of The Rolling Stones musician Ronnie Wood, and Krissy Findlay who died of an accidental overdose in June 2005. He ...

, English singer son of Ronnie Wood *

Jesse Colin Young Perry Miller (born November 22, 1941), known professionally as Jesse Colin Young, is an American singer and songwriter. He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the The Youngbloods, Youngbloods. After their dissolution in 1972 ...

, American singer/songwriter, member of The Youngbloods

Politicians

* Jesse Matlack Baker, Pennsylvania State Senator and State Representative * Jesse G. Bowles (1921–2007), Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia *

Jesse D. Bright Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a Northern sta ...

, U.S. senator from Indiana * Jesse Atherton Bynum, Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina *

Jesse Collings Jesse Collings (2 December 1831 – 20 November 1920) was Mayor of Birmingham, England, a Liberal (later Liberal Unionist) member of Parliament, but was best known nationally in the UK as an advocate of educational reform and land reform.Ash ...

, English reformer, member of Parliament, mayor of Birmingham *

Jesse Franklin Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760August 31, 1823) was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. In 1804, Franklin briefly served as President pro tempore of the Uni ...

, Democratic-Republic senator and governor of North Carolina *

Jesse Gray Jesse Gray (May 14, 1923 – January 2, 1988) was an American civil rights leader and politician from New York (state), New York. Biography Jesse Gray was born on May 14, 1923, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He came to New York City and was a tai ...

, New York civil rights leader and politician *

Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...

, Republican U.S. senator from North Carolina (1973-2003) *

Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senator ...

, American civil rights activist, politician, and minister *

Jesse Klaver Jesse Feras Klaver (born 1 May 1986) is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2010 and Leader of GroenLinks since 2015. Prior to this, he chaired the youth union of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond from ...

, Dutch politician *

Jesse Robredo Jesse Manalastas Robredo (born Jesus Manalastas Robredo; ; May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 201 ...

, Former Mayor of Naga City in the Philippines * Jesse B. Thomas,

Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...

senator from Illinois *

Jesse M. Unruh Jesse Marvin Unruh (, ; September 30, 1922 – August 4, 1987), also known as Big Daddy Unruh, was an American politician who served as speaker of the California State Assembly and as the California State Treasurer. Early life and education Born ...

, Democratic politician, state treasurer of California (1975–1987) *

Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2 ...

, pro wrestler and governor of Minnesota *

Jesse Johnson Yeates Jesse Johnson Yeates (May 29, 1829 – September 5, 1892) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1875 and 1881. Life and career Born in Hertford County, North Carolina, near Murfreesboro, Yeates attended private school ...

, Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina * Jesse A. Younger, Republican U.S. representative from California

Scientists

* Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer *

Jesse William Lazear Jesse William Lazear (2 May 1866, in Baltimore – 25 September 1900, in Quemados, Cuba) was an American physician. Background Lazear was the son of William and Charlotte née Pettigrew. He attended Trinity Hall Military Academy and Washington ...

, American physician *

Jesse Ramsden Jesse Ramsden FRS FRSE (6 October 1735 – 5 November 1800) was a British mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker. His reputation was built on the engraving and design of dividing engines which allowed high accuracy measure ...

, English inventor *

Jesse Lowen Shearer Jesse Lowen Shearer (1921—1992) was an American professor, engineer and pioneer in the field of hydraulics. Shearer obtained his Sc.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and as a member of their faculty for mechanical engineering he ...

, American engineer *

Jesse Ehrenfeld Jesse Menachem Ehrenfeld (born 1978) is an American physician. Ehrenfeld is President of the American Medical Association and Professor of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is also a former Speaker of the Massachusetts Medica ...

, American physician

Others

Jesse Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' ( ...

, father of David *

Jesse Alto Jesse Michael Alto (January 1, 1927 – May 3, 1998), was an American poker player, best known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the World Series of Poker. Alto was a fixture at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s and 1 ...

, American poker player *

Jesse Applegate Jesse Applegate (July 5, 1811 – April 22, 1888) was an American pioneer who led a large group of settlers along the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Country. He was an influential member of the early government of Oregon, and helped establish the ...

, American pioneer *

Jesse Camp Josiah Jesse Holden Camp IV is an American musician and television personality who was the winner of the first '' Wanna Be a VJ'' contest on MTV. Career Camp entered MTV's first '' Wanna Be a VJ'' contest in 1998. Portraying himself as homele ...

, former MTV personality * Jesse Chabot, Canadian screenwriter * Jesse Cox (broadcaster) (1986–2017), Australian radio producer, broadcaster and documentary maker *

Jesse Cox (YouTuber) Jesse Louis Cox (born May 18, 1981) is an American YouTube gaming personality, comedian, voice actor, and media commentator. He is the owner of the YouTube channel previously named OMFGcata, a gaming channel on which Cox posts most of his conten ...

, American YouTube gaming personality *

Jesse Dirkhising Jesse William Dirkhising (May 24, 1986 – September 26, 1999), also known as Jesse Yates, was an American teenager from Prairie Grove, Arkansas. He was staying with two men (with his parents’ permission) who bound, drugged, tortured, and repea ...

(1986–1999), American murder victim * Jesse Duke, American former slave, activist, newspaper editor *

Jesse Dylan Jesse Byron Dylan (born January 6, 1966) is an American film director and production executive. He is the founder of the media production company Wondros and Lybba, a non-profit organization. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relati ...

, American film and video director, son of Bob Dylan *

Jesse Honey Jesse Honey (born 1977) is an English urban planner and quiz player from South London, best known for winning the ''Mastermind'' series 2010 and holding one of its records, becoming a member of the English National quiz team l ...

, English quiz player and winner of BBC ''

Mastermind Mastermind, Master Mind or The Mastermind may refer to: Fictional characters * Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde), a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics, a title also held by his daughters: ** Martinique Jason, the first daughter and successor of th ...

'' 2010 * Jesse Horn, American writer and illustrator * Jesse Hughes, American frontiersman *

Jesse James (television personality) Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, automotive mechanic, and television personality. He is the founder of West Coast Choppers and former partner of Austin Speed Shop and current CEO of Jesse James Firearms Unli ...

, American custom motorcycle builder and TV personality *

Jesse Fuller McDonald Jesse Fuller McDonald (June 30, 1858February 25, 1942) was an American public official, civil engineer and surveyor, who served as the 16th governor of Colorado in 1905–07. Biography McDonald was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on June 30, 1858. Af ...

(1858–1942), American public official, civil engineer and surveyor *

Jesse Clyde Nichols Jesse Clyde "J. C." Nichols (August 23, 1880 - February 16, 1950) was an American developer of commercial and residential real estate in Kansas City, Missouri. Born in Olathe, Kansas, and a student at the University of Kansas and Harvard Unive ...

, American real estate developer * Jesse B. Oldendorf, American Navy admiral *

Jesse Shwayder Jesse Shwayder (March 26, 1882 - July 25, 1970) was an American businessman. He was the founder, president and chairman of the Samsonite Corporation, "the world's largest luggage manufacturer" by the time of his death. Early life Shwayder was bo ...

(1882–1970), American businessman, founder of the Samsonite Corporation *

Jesse Walker Jesse Walker (born September 4, 1970) is books editor of ''Reason'' magazine. The University of Michigan alumnus has written the books ''The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory'' (HarperCollins, 2013) and ''Rebels on the Air: An Alter ...

, American journalist and historian *

Jesse Wellens ''PrankvsPrank'', also known as ''PvP'', is a YouTube channel created by Jesse Michael Wellens and his then-girlfriend Jennifer "Jeana" Smith. In 2007, the two began to play pranks on each other and post videos of the pranks on websites, even ...

, American YouTuber

Fictional characters

* Jesse, the protagonist of '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' * Jesse, the only boy of The Teens and one of the recurring characters from an American-Canadian animated series ''

Peg + Cat ''Peg + Cat'' is an animated children's television series based on the children's picture book "The Chicken Problem", which was published in 2012. The series, which featured the voice acting of Hayley Faith Negrin and Dwayne Hill, was created b ...

'' * Jesse, one of the troopers of the 501st Legion from '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)'' * Jesse, from an adult animated sitcom, ''

Solar Opposites ''Solar Opposites'' is an American science-fiction animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan for Hulu. Originally created for the Fox Broadcasting Company, the project was shelved before being bought by Hulu and given a two-se ...

'' * Jesse, in a Canadian animated series, ''

Looped (TV series) ''Looped'' is a Canadian animated television series created by the founders of Neptoon Studios, Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton who also did Grojband for Teletoon. It first premiered in Canada on March 2, 2016 and was released on Amazon Prime Vi ...

'' *

Jesse Aarons This is a list of characters that appear in the 1977 children's novel '' Bridge to Terabithia'', and the 1985 telefilm and 2007 film adaptation. Main characters Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. is a fictional character in the bo ...

, in the book ''Bridge to Terabithia'' *

, from a Japanese anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX *

Jesse Chambers Jesse Chambers is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Chambers, who first used the superhero name Jesse Quick and later Liberty Belle, is the daughter of Golden Age heroes Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle. She inh ...

, a DC comic book superhero * Jesse Cosay, one of the main characters from ''

Infinity Train ''Infinity Train'' is an American animated television series created by Owen Dennis, previously a writer and storyboard artist on ''Regular Show''. four seasons have aired, plus a series of short episodes. The pilot for the series was releas ...

'' *

Jesse Custer The Reverend Jesse Custer is a fictional Character (arts), character and the protagonist of the comic book series ''Preacher (comics), Preacher'', created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon (with a large percentage of the original cover ...

, in the comic book series ''Preacher'' * Jesse Doe, a fictional 80 year old man who was said to have been found dead under an overpass in

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...

and was said to have been identified as being

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

Jesse Duke (Dukes of Hazzard) ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television series ...

, from the TV show and movie ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' * Jesse Glenn, Gundalian Ventus Brawler from the animated series ''Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders'' * Jesse Fitzgerald, from an 2009 American film ''

My Sister's Keeper (film) ''My Sister's Keeper'' is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason Patric, and Alec Baldwin. Based on Jodi Picoult's 2004 novel of the same name, on June 26, 200 ...

'' * Jesse Hall, one of the characters from '' The Mighty Ducks (1992 film)'' and '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'' *

Jesse Katsopolis The American television sitcom ''Full House'' ran for eight seasons on ABC from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995. Its sequel series '' Fuller House'' followed 21 years later, airing on Netflix, beginning February 26, 2016; the two parts of ...

, in the TV sitcom ''Full House'' * Jesse McCree, from the video game ''

Overwatch (video game) ''Overwatch'' was a 2016 team-based multiplayer first-person shooter game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019. Cross-platform play was ...

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Jesse McNally This article lists the major and recurring fictional characters created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. For detailed descriptions, see individual character pages. Cast Main cast The following characters we ...

, in the T.V. Show ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *

Jesse Pinkman Jesse Bruce Pinkman is a main character in the American television series '' Breaking Bad'', played by Aaron Paul. He is a crystal meth cook and dealer and works with his former high school chemistry teacher, Walter White (Bryan Cranston). Jess ...

, in the TV series ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

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Jesse Porter This is a list of fictional characters in the television series '' Burn Notice''. The article deals with the series' main and recurring characters. Main characters Michael Westen Fiona Glenanne Sam Axe Madeline Westen Jesse Por ...

, a burned spy who works with Michael on USA's '' Burn Notice'' *

Jesse Ramirez ''Roswell'' is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999, on the WB and later shifted to UPN for the third season. The final episode aired on May 14, ...

, from the TV show ''Roswell'' * Jesse St. James, from the American TV series ''Glee'' * Jesse Stefanovic, in the Canadian TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Jesse Stone, from the detective movies based on the

Jesse Stone novels Jesse Stone is the lead character in a series of detective novels written by Robert B. Parker. They were among his last works, and the first series in which the novelist used the third-person narrative. The series consists of nine books, starti ...

by Robert B. Parker * Jesse Wallace, the protagonist from the ''

Before trilogy The ''Before'' trilogy consists of three American romance films directed by Richard Linklater. Beginning with ''Before Sunrise'' (1995), and continuing with two sequels, ''Before Sunset'' (2004) and ''Before Midnight'' (2013). The first film w ...

''. * Jesse Warner, the title character from a 1998-2000 sitcom ''

Jesse (TV series) ''Jesse'' is an American sitcom television series created by Ira Ungerleider and starring Christina Applegate, that ran on NBC from September 24, 1998, to May 25, 2000, for two seasons of a total 42 episodes. The series was produced by Bright/ ...

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